Trade Board to Organize Friday Evening in Carroll County
The county wide trade board plans a preliminary meeting and permanent organization Friday at seven in the First National Bank building fourth floor. Invitations were mailed to prospective members as applications near two hundred. An informal banquet will kick off the launch with aims to promote county rebuilding and joint business cooperation.
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Trade Board
National Brunk
Carroll County
Who Put It On in Carroll County
A local figure denies involvement in a 1918 anti tick law in Carroll County. They claim funds were already tight for road and bridge work and say the legislature, not the speaker, enacted the measure. The speaker asserts doctors and approvals controlled hiring and urges readers to check page 250 of the 1918 acts for details.
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Carroll County
Wim
Mt Zion Canning Club Plans June Meeting and Projects
The Mt Zion Canning Club reports a enjoyable last meeting with cooking including Eye in the Nest and Egg Omelet and making jam. Members plan grape jelly and peaches canning next and praise garden progress as tomatoes ripen. A $200 fundraising goal for next year is noted with June 13 meeting date and officers Clevyle Nixon president Agnes Martin secretary.
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Leote
Ita
Westminster Society Meeting at Mrs Horton’s Home
Mrs Hewling Horton hosted the Westminster Society meeting Tuesday afternoon at her South Street residence. A lively business session followed by light refreshments.
Lost items and location noted for Carrollton submission
Fragmentary note lists base items including four extra large iron safes and one three phase two horsepower motor. Mentions box 167 and sender C BE at Grit ith Carrollton atu. Data appears garbled and incomplete.
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Horae
C. BE
Gritith
Carrollton
Atu
York to Be Colonel in Governor's Staff
Nashville and Chattanooga Rotarians plan a June visit for Sergeant Alvin C. York to attend a Rotary convention in Salt Lake City. He will be made a colonel on Governor Roberts staff and honored at a banquet, with a gold medal designed around the Tennessee state seal and cross. A farm purchase committee will confer with York on a suitable farm, while York’s farm fund exceeds 6800 dollars and a bill proposes captain rank and retirement for York.
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Nashville
Tenn
Alvin C. York
Tennessee
Chattanooga
International
Rotary
Salt Lake City
Plana
York
Ryman Auditorium
A. I. Roberts
Rotary Club
Bull Lake City
Roberts
Fentreal County
Sergeant York
Pail Mall
Gov. Roberts
York Farm
Istill
Washington
Alvin
Representative Little
Kansas
William B. Trembley
Picnic Honors Mrs. Hale At Olive Bradley Home
A Thursday afternoon gathering at Olive Bradley's home honored Mrs. Stanton Hale of Atlanta, formerly Carolyn Cooper. Rain rerouted plans from a country picnic to an indoor event with guests Mia, Claude Griffin, Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Staton Hale, Mrs. Bap Horton, Mrs. Ed Bacin, Misses Claire Holderness, Marguerite Adama, and Olive Bradley.
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Olive Bradley
Stanton Hale
At- Tanta
Carolyn Cooper
Miss Bradley
Mia
Claude Griffin
George Brown
Staton Hale
Bap Horton
Ed Backin
Claire Holderness
Marguerite Adama
Carroll County 1919 tax digest set near nine million
The 1919 Carroll County tax digest will show about 9 million dollars taxable property according to estimates by the board of equalizers who worked for weeks. Last year’s digest was about 8.5 million, with an increase of roughly 0.25 to 0.5 million reflecting better financial conditions. Board members are T. M. Hamrick J. J. Lipscomb and J Ay Hearn.
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Carroll County
Board of Equalizers
Messrs
T. M. Hamrick
J. J. Lipscomb
J. Ay Hearn
Carrollton Civic Club Clean Up Week Update
Weather delays for Clean Up Week prompt a one week extension. Carrollton residents, stores, and offices welcomed Civic Club suggestions and pledge to keep the effort moving. Grocers urged early orders to reduce trips and costs. readers asked to cooperate and show women can work together.
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Iit
Civic Club
Carrollton
Carrollton Oleiv
Orden
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Big Pictures Booked for Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre manager Mr. Neal Yamrick booked forthcoming big pictures after a trip to Atlanta. He enlisted trap drummer Mr. Fred Lilic to enhance the music, promising new novelty and cooler venue with new electric fans installed for a comfortable show experience.
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Neal Yamrick
Strand Theatre
Atlanta
Fred Lilic
Strand
Poodle Dog Lost in Town with Reward Offered
Lost small French poodle named Trixie with short hair on head and long body white with brown spots. Reward offered for return or information. Contact J. F. Morris.
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Trixie
J. F. Morris
Program of the M. E. Church Missionary Society
At the church on Monday afternoon the Missionary Society holds a meeting with hymns a devotional period and a prayer led by Mrs Carroll. Miss Clarabel Adams sings a vocal solo and delegates report on the district meeting by Mrs J Z Thompson and Mrs FE T Breed. A bulletin is read followed by a recitation by Miss Mary Taener and a final hymn.
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Carroll
Clarabel Adams
J. Z. Thompson
Mra. FE
T. Breed
Mary Taener
Funeral services for Mr E E Fulles held June 8 at Clem
Funeral services for E E Fulles, who died October 22, were postponed due to family illness and will be held Sunday at 11 oclock at the Clem Methodist church. Rev J R Speer will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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E. E. Fulles
Clem
J. R. Speer
Rural Carrier Examination In Carroll County
United States Civil Service announces rural carrier examinations for Carroll County residents to fill vacancies in Carrollton with potential rural routes in other offices. Eligibility requires domicile in the county territory, citizenship, and meeting other criteria. Application blanks available at local offices or the Civil Service Commission in Washington, D C. Applications must be forwarded to Washington by the specified date.
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United States Civil Service Com
Carroll
Carrollton
United States Civil Service Lssion
Washington, D. C
Apia
Sion
Washington
Packing in a Bottomless Pit
West Georgia farmers struggle with grain and hay packing costs this year. E T Jackson, Carroll County agent, notes hay shortages and high prices push farmers to rethink future crops and seed purchases.
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West Georgia
Carroll County
E. T. Jackson
Missionary Protestant Drive Hears Rev Brown in June Meetings
Rev Dr R Brown of High Point leads a Million Dollar Drive speaking tour for the Methodist Protestant church at Victory church Bowdon Junction and nearby towns. Campaign visits include Bowdon Carrollton Union Camp Ground and Waco with scheduled evenings from June 6 to June 16 inviting all Methodists to attend.
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Too. R. Brown
High Paint
Methodist Protestant Church of Victory
Vislon
Bowdion
Bupday
Victory
Brown
Bowdon
Smng
New Hope
Carrollton
Bowdon Junction
Union
Waco
Hosea G. Garrett
Tridwdon
CIA
R. 1
Woodmen to Unveil Monument for Will Ivey
The Woodmen of the World will unveil a monument to deceased member Will Ivey at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon. The ceremony is set for 4 o'clock with public invited to attend.
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Will Ivey
Trimble Re elected Principal At Mt Zion Seminary
Prof. Leo Trimble has been reelected principal of Mt Zion Seminary for the ensuing year. Nine thousand dollars has already been subscribed to augment the public fund, supporting a school already recognized as a leading rural institution in the state as it moves toward a more useful future.
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Leo 8. Trimble
Mt. Zion Seminary
Wright Asks Cannon to Grant Cannon to Carrollton
Congressman W C Wright introduced a bill in the house authorizing the secretary of war to donate to Carrollton a cannon or field piece captured from the German government during the war. The measure was referred to the committee on military affairs.
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W. C. Wright
House of Representtatives
Secretary of War
Carrollton
Annan
Committee On Military Affairs
Sewell Family Visits J H Astin Relative
Mr and Mrs Dan Sewell and children from Newnan visited the family of Mr J H Astin on West Chandler Street over the past weekend.
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Mra
Dan Sewell
Newnan
Mr. J
Astin
West Chandler Stre
Judge H. H. Revill Presides City Court Session
Judge H. H. Revill of Greenville city court presided over the June term in Carrollton in Judge Beall's absence. With extensive bench experience he dispatched criminal docket quickly and earned praise from local lawyers before adjourning Wednesday afternoon due to crop conditions.
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Beall
H. H. Revill
Greenville
Carrollton
James Beall
Revill
Sears
Carroll County
Superior Court
Young People Organized at Methodias Church
The young people of the Methodias church are invited to the parsonage at 57 Newnan street Tuesday afternoon June 10 at six o’clock. All youths 14 and older are welcome. A musical program will be rendered and a WM. P. W. M. S. organized.
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Methodias Church
Newnan Street
Mount Zion Seminary Closes 38th Year With Sermon
May marks the closing of Mount Zion Seminary's thirty eighth year. Bishop F D Leete preached on Sunday to a modest crowd and his sermon was praised as a masterpiece. Preparations and plans for bigger goals are underway as patrons express strong support and local housing remains affordable.
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Mount Zion Seminary
F. D. Leete
Aon
Soldiers Reject Hero Label in May 1919 German letter
A reader from Germany dated May 14 1919 protests a Local Free Press article urging that soldiers be called heroes. He says veterans from Marne to Argonne want civilian life and honest work, not hero status, and notes plans for return of the Army of Occupation as peace nears July.
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Germany
Free Press
Marne
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Army of Occupation
Eain
Doug Merrell
Freq
Judge Adamson Stops in Atlanta on Westward Trip
Judge W C Adamson of the US board of general appraisers stopped in Atlanta yesterday on his way to the Pacific coast where he will preside over customs cases in Los Angeles San Francisco Portland and Seattle. Mrs Adamson accompanied him and they will visit Newnan before leaving for the coast. He formerly represented Georgia's fourth district in Congress.
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W. C. Adamson
United States Board of General Appraisers
United States
Atlanta
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Adamson
Congress
Washington Street
New York City
Royal Arch Masons Barbecue Planned for Tuesday
The Hoyn Arch Masons of Carrollton will hold a barbecue and rally on Tuesday June 10 at 12 o'clock in the Masonic Hall replacing the park gathering. All Royal Arch Masons are invited with promises of good barbecue, valuable work, a good time and skilled speakers.
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Hoyn Arch Masons
Carrollton
Royal Arch
Committee On
Work progressing on Garrett's Warrehouse near railway depot
Progress on the ward house being erected beside the Central railway just below the depot by Mr W A Garrett. The new wardhouse will be large and conveniently ready for occupancy in a few weeks.
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Central Railway
W. A. Garrett
Vv L Folds Improves His Ford Agency Store Room
Mr W L Folds has recently made improvements to his Ford agency store room enhancing appearance and convenience. The work adds to the room’s layout and usefulness for customers and staff.
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Vv. L. Folds
FORD
W. L. Folds
Kia Ford
Twin boys, girl born to local Griffin Smith Fleming families
Mr. and Mrs. Clif Griffin announce the birth of twin boys with uncertain weights. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith report a daughter born June 1. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fleming announce a son born June 9.
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Clif Griffin
Clark Smith
Homer Fleming
Woodrow and Wilson Jeter Send Pictures to the President
President Wilson will receive a photograph of Woodrow and Wilson Jeter eight months old twins of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Teter of Burwell Route 1. The boys are described as healthy and hearty Democrats and patriots, born November 13, 1914, two days after the armistice signing.
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Wilson
Woodrow
Wilson Jeter
W. J. Teter
Burwell
Route 1
Gideon's Complete Victory Sermon at Baptist Tabernacle
Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev Sam Perrish to preach on Gideon's Complete Victory. Evening service 8 p.m. with 8 15 p.m. evangelistic preaching by Brother Perrish. Prayer meeting next Wednesday led by Mr David King. Church urges families to prepare children for Sunday school and protracted meetings.
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Sam Perrish
Gideon
Parrish
David King
Eernow
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Clevyle Nixon
Agnes Martin
Westminster Society
Lee Williams
T. J. Appiewhite
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Rural Carrier Examination
Seth
Trimble
Mt, Zion Seminary
Wright
Cannon
MT. Zion
Pvt. Hall, Merrell, Co
Aim
E. Fe
Judge Adamson
Royal Arch Masons
Garrett
Warrehouse
Glenloch
Woodrow and Wilson Jeter
Baptist Tabernacle
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